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This Strawberry Spinach Salad recipe is one of my favorite salads! It is topped with a raspberry vinaigrette made with fresh raspberries.
An easy Strawberry spinach salad recipe made with spinach, strawberries, and nuts. Topped with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing made with fresh raspberries.
I enjoy this Strawberry Spinach Salad alone for lunch or as a side dish for dinner. It is also very easy to make and since spinach is hardier than other greens it can be made an hour or two ahead of a party without worrying about wilting.

I have also discovered that my kids are much more likely to eat spinach if I mix it with strawberries and top it with raspberry dressing! Funny how that works.

I have included a recipe for Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette as well, but I won’t tell anybody if you decide to go with a bottled raspberry dressing on a busy night.

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

Salad Ingredients
  • 5 –8 ounces of fresh spinach
  • 1-pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • ½ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette Ingredients:
  • ½ cup raspberries, fresh or frozen
  • ¼ cup apple cider or balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons raspberry yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (or 1 teaspoon dry mustard)
  • pinch of salt
  • dash of pepper
 Directions
  1. In a large bowl, toss spinach, strawberries, and nuts.
  2. Add raspberries, vinegar, sugar, and mustard to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Transfer to a mason jar or cruet.
  3. Slowly add oil until well combined.
  4. Stir in yogurt until combined.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Plate the salads. Drizzle the dressing over each salad.

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe with Raspberry Vinaigrette Recipe

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Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

This easy strawberry spinach salad recipe is topped with fresh raspberry vinaigrette.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword strawberry spinach salad recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 190kcal
Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

  • 8 ounces of fresh spinach
  • 1 pint strawberries hulled and sliced
  • ½ cup walnuts or pecans chopped

Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette Ingredients

  • ½ cup raspberries fresh or frozen
  • ¼ cup apple cider or balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons raspberry yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard or 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • pinch salt
  • dash pepper

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, toss spinach, strawberries, and nuts.
  • Add raspberries, vinegar, sugar, and mustard to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Transfer to a mason jar or cruet.
  • Slowly add oil until well combined.
  • Stir in yogurt until combined.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Plate the salads. Drizzle the dressing over each salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 143IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Dressing

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    Hope you will try my favorite.
    spinach
    avocadoes
    purple onion
    mandarin oranges
    top with Raspberry vinegarette

    YUMMY!!

    Reply

  2. Steady Plodder... says

    I need to make a GF lunch tomorrow for a friend. Is the dressing GF? I'm never sure if the vinegars are GF or not. Thanks! It looks delicious!

    Reply

  3. Theresa says

    Picked up the strawberries and dressing at the market and am eating it now. Yummy!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing. I am always looking for new delicious salad ideas

    Reply

  5. Theresa says

    I shared a salad recipe today. I'm looking for more salad recipes to add to our menu and I'm going to add this one! I might just make it for dinner tonight.

    Reply

  6. Sherry says

    Oh, yum! I was just going to look for a dressing similar. I don't have to look any further. 😀

    Have a great day!
    Sherry

    Reply

  7. Laura says

    This looks very tasty! Spinach is one of the few greens/lettuces I can eat raw (in moderation) so I'm going to have to give this a try.

    Reply

  8. Nanna says

    evrytime I see a strawberry salad I think ohhhh I wantta try that, even when Cracker Barrel offers it on the menu, it calls me LOL, writting this one down to try for sure!
    Helen

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  12. mub says

    I love Alton Brown's Warm Spinach Bacon Salad. It has mushrooms and hard boiled eggs in it too! I think it's on the Food Network website =)

    Reply

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.